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alexellice
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Posted - 11/29/2012 :  04:30:39  Show Profile  Reply with Quote 

update "THISTABLE"
set col_C = 'S'

from 
(select col_A, col_B, col_C , MAX(col_D) from "THISTABLE" 
group by col_A, col_B, col_C having MAX(col_D) < '19850101') as myData

where THISTABLE.col_A = '2607121497' and THISTABLE.col_B = mydata.col_B and THISTABLE.col_C = 'T'


Hi all.. if anyone has some input on this it would be great.... my hair is all gray beacuse of this!.. Here we're using Pervasiv SQL (but normal SQL should work fine)

All columns are strings and we have no Unique ID to work with :-(

The problem is that when I run this... it says X rows affect... if I run a test query, say:

select col_A, col_B, col_C from "THISTABLE" where col_C = 'T' and col_D < '19850101'

It does not seem to have written to the rows

bandi
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Posted - 11/29/2012 :  05:09:28  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
The problem is that when I run this... it says X rows affect... if I run a test query, say:

select col_A, col_B, col_C from "THISTABLE" where col_C = 'T' and col_D < '19850101'

It does not seem to have written to the rows


Post-update how can you see records with col_C = 'T' ? (Actually u r updating 'T' to 'S'.... right?)

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alexellice
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Posted - 11/29/2012 :  05:50:17  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I meant (select col_A, col_B, col_C, col_D from "THISTABLE" where col_C = 'T' and col_D < '19850101'
sorry for the confusing.


And yes... the whole idea of the query is to update all the col_C that have a value of 'T' to 'S' withing the select
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bandi
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Posted - 11/29/2012 :  05:53:38  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
If you want to check the updated rows,

select col_A, col_B, col_C from "THISTABLE" where col_C = 'S' and col_D < '19850101'


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alexellice
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Posted - 11/29/2012 :  06:31:45  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I understand that... but by asking for 'T'... there should not be any rows with 'T'... only 'S'
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bandi
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Posted - 11/29/2012 :  06:38:32  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by alexellice

I understand that... but by asking for 'T'... there should not be any rows with 'T'... only 'S'

Yes.....


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nigelrivett
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Posted - 11/29/2012 :  07:09:36  Show Profile  Visit nigelrivett's Homepage  Reply with Quote
The updae will only affect rows where col_A = '2607121497'

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